The most anticipated moment of the summer forHockey Club Lugano fans is fast approaching . On Saturday, August 26, fans bianconeri will experience at Cornèr Arena the excitement of the classic team presentation on the eve of the new championship.
At 6 p.m. Calvin Thürkauf and teammates will take on the ice Davos coached by Josh Holden and Glen Metropolit, who entered the HCL Hall of Fame last winter. Consistent with the campaign slogan "The game starts with you!", the initial engagement of the match will be celebrated on the ice by President Vicky Mantegazza with ten lucky winners drawn at random among the club's season ticket holders.
Admission to the game requires presentation of the 2023/24 season pass recently sent to season ticket holders or a single ticket obtainable free online at hclugano.info/tickets starting Tuesday, Aug. 22 at 12 noon or directly at the Cornèr Arena ticket counters. At the Info Point on Via Chiosso and during the event at the Reseghina, it will also be possible to sign up for season tickets for the new season. The Shop'41 will be in operation from 5 p.m.
The gates of the Reseghina will be open around 7:30 p.m. and, from that time, everyone will be able to enjoy the different food offerings, including barbecue prepared by DNA Bianconero & Events and offerings from a number of Food Trucks. Not meat, there will also be vegetarian and vegan offerings: the Vegetarian Paninoz at Food Truck Road' 41, cheese and salads at DNA's location Bianconero while vegan offerings will be served at Club'41 Restaurant.
Around 8:45 p.m., the musical performance of young artist Priscilla Cattaneo, aka "Cilla," a bianconera fan who participated in the "All together now 2021" talent show in2021, will begin, who will be accompanied on stage by Andrea Casini, aka "Kasy" and Riccardo Aguiari, drummer of the famous singer Elodie.
Members of the first team's roster will later be called to the stage to collect the crowd's ovation and thus make a full house ahead of the new season. Together with the president and coach, the newcomers will answer the traditional questions.
The party will continue with music until 1 o'clock.